The dollar index (DXY00 ) rose to a 1-week high on Friday and finished up by +0.27%. The dollar moved higher on Friday as the risk of a protracted Iran war boosts safe-haven demand for the dollar. Also, Friday's +5% rally in crude oil prices is pushing inflation expectations higher,...Holding money bunched in fist by Iana Miroshnichenko via iStock
Dollar Advances as Iran War Rages
Written on 03/27/2026